Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty crash, Apr 27, 2013 (4 killed)
Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty accident on April 27, 2013 near Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan with 4 fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic stall from insufficient...
- Date: April 27, 2013
- Aircraft: Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty
- Location: Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall from insufficient airspeed in a climbing left turn, which developed into a spin and high-speed spiral the crew could not recover from. The accident board also cited orbit weather that masked the horizon, pilot inexperience in the MC-12W, and known program risks as contributing factors.
A USAF MC-12W Liberty flying a combat ISR orbit over Afghanistan climbed in a left turn to get above deteriorating weather when it lost control, entered a spin and then a high-speed spiral, and struck mountainous terrain about 110 nm northeast of Kandahar Airfield. All four crew members were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.